 Poster: A snowHead
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anyone with some recommendations for putting the kids in ski school for half days ? I don't want esf, doesn't need to be a brit, but would want English speaking with 6 kids to a class max ideally..... 7 & 10 year olds..... can get down most stuff, but need to work on technique and I would quite like to do some skiing my self this year rather than teaching them for 8 hours a day.....
cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@ajc2260626, From personal experience I would highly recommend Ultimate Snowsports for kid's lessons. Small groups. Brit owned and staffed. https://ultimatesnowsports.com/
Might be worth posting this on the new Tignes thread in the snow reports section.
There are some more recommendations for tuition on page 1.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Friends have done evo 2 for years right up to their academy level, really good.
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Another thumbs up for Evo2.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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What's wrong with ESF ? They also can provide 6 kids max courses and english speakers, specially in big resort like Tignes. Evo2 is good also.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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| thierryd wrote: |
| What's wrong with ESF ? They also can provide 6 kids max courses and english speakers, specially in big resort like Tignes. |
Maybe nothing. I think there are those - and I include myself - who have had experiences in the past eg. Very big classes and a "Tough Love" approach, which doesn't suit every child. If things have changed with the availability of small class sizes and it isn't such a lottery, then that is great.
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
| thierryd wrote: |
| What's wrong with ESF ? They also can provide 6 kids max courses and english speakers, specially in big resort like Tignes. |
Maybe nothing. I think there are those - and I include myself - who have had experiences in the past eg. Very big classes and a "Tough Love" approach, which doesn't suit every child. If things have changed with the availability of small class sizes and it isn't such a lottery, then that is great. |
Every ski school have coaches that fit with you and other that doesn't fit with you, it's a real lottery. ESF is providing 6 kids max courses since a long period of time, not at the same price than usual 10 kids courses and maybe not in every resort but at least in all big ones: https://www.esftignes.org/tignes-val-claret/children/top-6-lessons/
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I think the group size is pretty important. I've paid extra for grandchildren to be in very small groups for lessons - it's been well worth it. IME kids cope quite well with the "tough love" approach provided the parents stay well out of the way! Most kids are better off with "tough love" experienced instructors than with clueless parents. The only people I've seen barking instructions at kids have been parents out of their depth. One stupid woman actually yelled to an obviously tired and frustrated child "I told you NOT to fall down". I wanted to stab her with my ski sticks, but contented myself with picking the kid up and plonking her back on her skis - her mother was downhill, and looked completely incapable of clambering back up the slope to help. End of the afternoon - they'd have done better to finish an hour earlier and sit with a hot chocolate. I saw one vignette from a ski lift. Mother down slope, red and a bit lumpy, WELL beyond her capabilities. Cross 7 year old up the slope, really but just about managing. Fell, dropped pole, got herself on feet and carried on without pole completely ignoring mother's hysterical shouting to pick up the pole. I enjoyed that one and thought the child had found a perfect way to get her own back. 
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Our kids had mostly ESF. They were great / friendly.
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did oxygene in tignes last easter they were great, small groups, great English speaking instructors
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